Fountain brush



Patented June 20,* 1939 lii'l'al'vfrA ori-lcs FOUNTAIN BRUSH Frank J. Bambach, West Hartford, Conn. Application July 21, 1936, serial No. 91,689

3 Claims.

This invention relates to fountain brushes and more particularly to that 'type which are adaptable for use as shaving brushes.

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An object of my invention is to provide a de- -vice of this class whichl can be used as a combination brush andrubber by means of which a material, such as soap, may be applied directly on the beard and at the same time rubbed in, thereby eliminating the necessity of rubbing the soap by hand as now commonly done.

Heretofore, several attempts have been made to produce fountain brushes of this class, but such brushes have been found impractical for the reason that the soap remaining inthe body of the brush will harden when exposed. to the air and .obstruct the .passage provided therefor in such a manner that the device becomes inoperative. v

A further object of my invention, therefore, is to provide for a fountain brush in which material, such as soap, is used; means wherebythecontainer for the soap is automatically sealed while .the brush is not in actual use.-

Further objects of my invention may be clear- A ly understood from the vfollowing description and the ,drawing in which:'

Figure 1 is a front view` in elevation of my improved fountain brush.

Figure 2 is a side View thereof. Figure 3 is a view in central vertical section. Figure 4 is a detail view in section on an enlarged scale showing one of the bristles of my improved brush.

Figure 5 is a side View partly in section trating my invention in a modified form.

As illustrated in the drawing, the numeral 5 denotes a brush head which is composed of a flexible material such as. rubber. The said head is provided with a plurality oli bristles 8 and a confining flange or skirt 1.

A cylinder 8 is provided on which is threaded a handle 9. A piston I0 is located within the cylinder and attached to-be movable with the said handle 9.

illus- The cylinder 8 is provided with a flangeII on which fits the brush head by being Vstretched thereon. The said brush headis provided with a depression by means of which a portion thereofV is spaced from the wall of the cylinder 8 to form a distributing chamber I2 leading into the bristles 6. It will be noted that the said bristles are'.

distributed on the head in annular rows and that the said bristles of the outer row are solid while those located in the central portion of the heady are hollow in order to provide a passage for the soap material, indicated at I3,'to pass therethrough.. The said hollow bristles. are also provldedwith a passage. inthe form of a slit I4 rial and it is desired to use the brush; the handle 9 is rotated on said cylinder. This causes the piston I0 to be moved inwardly, forcing the soap material through openings I5 in the front wall ofthe cylinder into the distributing chamber I2 and through the'hollow bristles until a small quantity of soap oozes out through theslits I4, in the tips of the said bristles. The said soap is then applied to the face and rubbed into the bead by a rubbing operation with the brush head. The outer row of 'bristles 6, which are solid, being stronger than the hollow bristles tend to make the said rubbing operationmore effective;

The skirt 1 coniines the lather caused by the soap to that portion ofthe face which is covered by the brush head; Through the pressure of the brush on the'face, the fingers 6, being flexible, permit the said skirt to contact with the surface of the face thereby more effectively confining the lather inside of said skirt.

Wlfen pressure is applied, the soap is ,forced into the bristles until it just begins to' pass through the slits in the tips thereof. Then, upon the. application of pressure between the headand the .face, the soap in the bristles is caused to work out through the slits I4.

When pressure of the brush head on the face is released, the slits I4 will automatically close,

thus sealing the soap remaining within the contain the soap. When it is desired 4'to use thebrush in this modified form, the tube is squeezed until the soap is forced into the hollow bristles in the same manner as it is forced therein by the plunger I0 of the preferred form.

If desired.' the tube I8 may also be used as a handle, for holding the brush, although this is not necessary as the cap I6 provides sumcient gripping means.

It will-be clearly understood that` although I have shown my invention in a form t0 be Used in connection with a shaving brush, the/ same may be used for other purposes where application of a material which is to be rubbed into a surface is desired.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a holder comprising a cylinder havinga perforated Wall in the end thereof, a flange surrounding said end, al brush head of iiexible material adapted to be attached to said cylinder by means of said flange, a plurality of hollow bristles in said brush head having selfclosing slits directly in the ends thereof; the said head being spaced from the said perforated Wall to provide communication between the said cylinder and bristles through the perforations and a handle portion operable to cause material to be forced out of said cylinder into said bristles.

2. A device of the character described comprisling a container having openings in the ends thereof, a brush head of flexible material attachable to said end and having hollow bristles each provided with a material retaining chamber and a normally closed slit communicating said chamber with the extreme end of the bristle; ja row of solid bristles surrounding said hollow bristles and a exible skirt surrounding all of said bristles; that portion of said head on which said hollow bristles aremounted being spaced from the end of said container to provide a separately defined distributing chamber between said end and the said retaining chambers in the bristles and whereby the material in said distributing chamber is forced into said bristles upon the exing of said head inwardly towards the end of said container.

3. In combination, a brush head of the character described comprising bristles, tapered recesses extending from the back of said head towards the tips of said bristles, a recess in the back of said head of an area including the entrances to said tapered recesses and an adapter for securing said head to the threaded end of a collapsible container; said adapter comprising a substantially flat end having a 'langesurrounding the same whereby the said brush head is secured thereto, a threaded recess in said adapter whereby the same is secured to the collapsible tube, perforations extending from said tapered recess to the said substantially flat end thereof; the said recess in the back of said brush head providing a chamber between the said end and the brush head for retaining a material therein to be forced through said bristles upon manipulation thereof.

FRANK'J. BAMBACH. 

